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A device and method for optimizing operation of a utility vehicle is disclosed. The optimizing device comprises engine and transmission data sensors which input current operating parameters to a microcomputer having a memory containing optimizing programs, thereby enabling the microcomputer to gener

A device and method for optimizing operation of a utility vehicle is disclosed. The optimizing device comprises engine and transmission data sensors which input current operating parameters to a microcomputer having a memory containing optimizing programs, thereby enabling the microcomputer to generate optimized commands which are displayed on indicating means so that an operator can adjust the operating controls.

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A device for optimizing the driving parameters of a farming tractor for use with an agricultural implement, said tractor including an engine having an engine rotational speed controllable by an operator of said tractor and an engine power output, said tractor also including a transmission having a g

A device for optimizing the driving parameters of a farming tractor for use with an agricultural implement, said tractor including an engine having an engine rotational speed controllable by an operator of said tractor and an engine power output, said tractor also including a transmission having a gear position controllable by said operator of said tractor and a rotational speed at its output, said device comprising a processor, switch means associated with said processor for enabling an operator of said tractor to select between first and second ranges of engine rotational speed and engine power output, said first and second ranges of engine rotational speed and engine power output corresponding to optimized fuel use and optimized work output per unit time, respectively, memory means associated with said processor for storing data corresponding to said first operating range and data corresponding to said second operating range, in response to said switch means said processor obtaining from said memory the data corresponding to the selected operating range, sensing means for sensing data concerning the actual rotational speed and load of said engine and the actual rotational speed and gear position of said transmission and for communicating said sensed data to said processor, said processor processing said sensed data and said data stored in said memory corresponding to said selected operating range to determine how said engine rotational speed and said gear position should be adjusted by said operator to bring said tractor into said selected operating range, and indicator means responsive to said processor for indicating to said operator how said engine rotational speed and said gear position should be adjusted by said operator to bring said tractor into said selected range to optimize performance with respect to fuel consumption or work output per unit time.